2 Incredible Photos of Turquoise Lake Road and 549 Words of Mediocre Writing.

Yes, I counted them.

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I have a problem.

I'm too wiped out to write a decent post about these 2 amazing photographs of Turquoise Lake that I took.

I spent all day editing and perfecting them for you.

Then I spent two hours of my evening watching a 100-slide PowerPoint presentation about Incident Command Systems, because I am in training to join the county search and rescue team, because I want to do something useful with my life.

Let me tell you, FEMA training videos are bad.

And somewhere around the time they started explaining the difference between unified command and unity of command, I lost the ability to blink.

So please excuse my mediocre writing today.

I really don't have much of anything to say about Turquoise Lake Road. Or about the amazing photos I took, to be honest.

Instead, I'll just give you directions to Turquoise Lake so you can go enjoy it in real life.

Alright. Start on Harrison Avenue in downtown Leadville, Colorado. Find the only stoplight in town. You really can't miss it. Drive to the stoplight and turn WSW. You are now on Sixth Street. Continue WSW past a school, up the hill, down the hill, past a hospital, past another school. Turn right at the T, and then make sure you veer left to stay on what looks like the main road, instead of going straight on what looks like a slightly less main road. That road would take you to the graveyard, not the lake. They have graveyard tours, though, if you want to visit some other day. Okay, great, you are now on County Road 4. Just stay on that road. You'll drive past some houses, more houses, and you'll eventually take a gentle downhill to the right. BE CAREFUL HERE. There is a blind intersection around this corner, and if you're going one inch per hour over the speed limit you will probably T-bone someone who's pulling out and then your whole day is wrecked.

Okay. Now cross those railroad tracks you see right in front of you there. Don't bother checking for trains, these tracks haven't been in service for a long time. You should see Sugar Loafin' Campground coming up ahead on your right. There's a sign. Can't miss it. Now PAY ATTENTION — keep going straight when you get to the trident in the road. No, not a fork, a trident. You'll know it when you see it. After that just keep driving up the road through the woods till you get to the dam. You'll know when you're at the dam because that's where they stop plowing the road. You can't go any farther.

Now just park your car and unload your snowmobile — You didn't bring your snowmobile? No problem, a lot of people ride fatbikes out here, so just go ahead and — You didn't bring your fatbike? Well, snowshoes or touring skis are also great options, so — You didn't bring any of those, either?

Okay, well, I guess just sit there in your rental car while I go enjoy this gorgeous afternoon.

What you would have seen if you hadn't left everything back at the vacation rental.

Nice work.

No, I didn't count any of the words below this point. Because I'm too wiped out.

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Hello from the high Rockies of Colorado. My name is Brandt, pleased to meet you. I’m a marketing copywriter. I live in a little ghost town called Leadville. If you like mountains, snow, jokes, running, hiking, breathing, not working, etc., then you and I have a lot in common. Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day!

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